OpenEMR up to 8.0.0.2 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in OpenEMR and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-33912. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in OpenEMR. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to version 8.0.0.3, an authenticated attacker could craft a malicious form that, when submitted by a victim, executes arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser session. Version 8.0.0.3 patches the issue.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-33912 since 03/24/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 8.0.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 24dd47c3e4936a6ddd064924d17b0273c6ac4b66 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Type

• Business Process Management Software

Name

• OpenEMR

Version

• 2.8.1
• 2.8.2
• 3.1.0
• 3.2
• 3.2.0
• 4.0.0
• 4.1.0
• 4.1.1
• 5.0.0
• 5.0.0 Patch 1
• 5.0.1
• 5.0.1-6
• 5.0.1-dev
• 5.0.1.1
• 5.0.1.3
• 5.0.1.4
• 5.0.2
• 5.0.2.1
• 5.0.2.4
• 5.0.2.5
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.0-dev
• 6.0.0.0
• 6.0.0.2
• 6.0.0.4
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.0.1
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.0.1
• 7.0.0.2
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.2.1
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.3.1
• 7.0.3.4
• 7.0.4
• 7.3.0
• 8.0.0
• 8.0.0.1
• 8.0.0.2

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/openemr/openemr/

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